Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases

Summary

A California state court jury slammed Johnson & Johnson with a $417 million verdict on Monday, including $347 million in punitive damages, at the first trial in California over claims that popular talc-based hygiene products like Johnson's Baby Powder can cause ovarian cancer.

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Outcome

The jury has found J&J & J&J Consumer liable - total of $417 million dollars in non-economic & punitive damages.
$68,000,000 N/E (J&J)
$2,000,000 N/E (J&J C)
$340,000,000 Punitive (J&J)
$7,000,000 Punitive (J&J C)

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Echeverria, Eva
Defense: Johnson & Johnson
Verdict: $417,000,000

Judge: Maren Nelson
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Central Civil West Courthouse

Case Number: JCCP4872
Industry: Chemical, Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability, Mass Torts

Plaintiff

Echeverria, Eva

Defense

Johnson & Johnson

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:37	Opening Statement	Smith, Allen
01:42:42	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
00:25:37	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, Scot	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
01:07:55	Break
01:25:12	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, Scot	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
02:09:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, Scot	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
00:19:41	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Telofski, Lorena	Video Recording
00:27:13	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:41:56	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:20:26	Break
01:33:15	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:37:48	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:07:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:17:33	Break
01:33:53	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:49:24	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:01:59	Break
01:16:10	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:55:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:42:52	Break
01:59:18	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:17:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:35:27	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
		02:05:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:25:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
01:33:16	Break
01:48:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
02:46:13	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:19:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:40:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:42:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Plunkett, Dr. Laura	In Person
00:43:00	Break
01:09:34	Witness Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
02:02:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:04:41	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:48:32	Break
02:33:19	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
02:50:38	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:33:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
01:50:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
00:22:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Bart	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
00:45:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dearing, David	Godleski , Dr. John	In Person
00:53:37	Break
01:20:57	Witness Direct Examination	Parfitt, Michelle	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
02:16:54	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Parfitt, Michelle	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:43	Break
01:28:12	Witness Direct Examination	Parfitt, Michelle	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
02:15:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Parfitt, Michelle	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:42	Break
01:37:44	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:41	End of Session

AUG

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:11	Break
01:43:23	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
02:08:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parfitt, Michelle	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:49	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Allen	Sharma, Shripal	Video Recording
00:21:30	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
01:26:38	Break
01:42:05	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:37:11	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
00:52:04	Break
01:15:33	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
01:16:46	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:33:03	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
01:08:12	Break
01:29:19	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:07:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
01:21:14	Break
01:41:47	Witness Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:05:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:33:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:41:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:42:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Yessaian, Dr. Annie M.D.	In Person
02:44:59	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Garber, Cynthia	Chawla, Dr. Sant M.D.	Video Recording
00:09:34	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Chris	Chawla, Dr. Sant M.D.	Video Recording
00:15:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Garber, Cynthia	Chawla, Dr. Sant M.D.	Video Recording
00:16:58	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Mark	Echevarria, Eva	Video Recording
01:04:26	Witness Cross Examination	McGroder, Lori	Echevarria, Eva	Video Recording
02:26:44	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Bart	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
00:14:50	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:09	Break
01:28:33	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
00:45:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Bart	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:48	Break
01:41:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Bart	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
02:04:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Bart	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
02:08:43	General Case Activities
02:10:49	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
02:45:14	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
00:51:23	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
01:05:53	Break
01:25:15	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
01:48:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
01:59:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
02:03:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
02:04:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
02:05:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Felix, Dr. Juan M.D.	In Person
02:08:11	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
02:17:21	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
01:14:22	Break
01:30:40	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Mark	Saenz, Dr. Cheryl M.D.	In Person
02:51:55	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:30	Break
01:37:18	Witness Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:32	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:46	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:05	Break
01:35:01	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:46:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dunne, Kimberly	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Smith, Allen	Weed, Dr. Douglas M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:41	General Case Activities
02:35:34	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

AUG

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cases

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:16	Break
01:33:27	Witness Cross Examination	Cachan, Manuel	Siemiatycki, Dr. Jack Ph.D.	In Person
02:27:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Zukin, Helen
00:05:11	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Bart	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:05	Break
01:40:08	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Bart	Andersen, Dr. Alan Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:45:29	Break
		00:46:40	General Case Activities
		00:47:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Smith, Allen
01:34:41	Break
01:48:53	Closing Statement	Williams, Bart
03:52:16	Break
04:05:59	Closing Statement	Robinson, Mark
04:38:27	General Case Activities
04:50:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:13	Reading of the Verdict
		00:09:21	General Case Activities
		00:12:41	End of Session